Zipping by this little scene on the bus, it's comforting to think, "I'm zipping by this little scene on the bus, my expensive camera in my lap, heading back to my little apartment, a good meal and a glass of nice wine." "Comforting" in a discomforting kind of way.

Meanwhile, further data on the "Hillary's Gotta Go" front. Bary didn't say he'd agree to anything without preconditions. He just said he'd be willing to talk without preconditions. Provided, of course, preparatory talks had indicated that there'd be anything to actually talk about.

At this point, after suggesting that Bary might be up for a hit in L.A. (No, that wasn't actually what she was trying to say. But, the question remains, just what the hell was she trying to say?), a gaffe that Bary has declined to take advantage of, I'm thinkin' Hills isn't the quickest thinker in this race. Or, as she herself might say (it seems), not the brightest knife in the woodpile.